{"id":1072,"date":"2013-07-25T03:50:22","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T08:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2017-03-08T21:23:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T02:23:06","slug":"i-began-by-mentioning-my-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/07\/25\/i-began-by-mentioning-my-love\/","title":{"rendered":"I began by mentioning my love&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>\u00a0Legend has it that Shushtari&#8217;s master gave him a tambourine and made him sing in the market for his money (probably as a way of teaching the young nobleman humility). \u00a0He kept repeating the first line of this song over and over again, unable to come up with anything else, until inspiration struck, and the rest of the verses came pouring out. This, his first composition, has been sung ever since&#8230;<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LaEDcHiGbnQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Translation:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>I began by mentioning my love<\/h6>\n<h6>I fell head over heels, life sweetened<\/h6>\n<h6>A wonderful secret revealed<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>When the cup goes round<\/h6>\n<h6>all those sitting together<\/h6>\n<h6>their souls are revived<\/h6>\n<h6>and troubles leave them<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>Pouring the cup of true happiness<\/h6>\n<h6>God forgives whatever is past<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>Drink up my friend, and be glad<\/h6>\n<h6>Live in the peace of the beloved<\/h6>\n<h6>that I won through a wondrous mystery<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>Empty the glasses, drink them all up<\/h6>\n<h6>Enrich yourself in the state of the saints<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>Lightning brightened the sanctuary<\/h6>\n<h6>God forgives whatever is past<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>Oh Saki, take pity on us<\/h6>\n<h6>The master forgives our sins<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>Pour wine out for us<\/h6>\n<h6>and bless us with peace<\/h6>\n<h6>For we are mad with love<\/h6>\n<h6>Just like the noble saints<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>Open for us the vast expanse<\/h6>\n<h6>God forgives whatever is past<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/07\/2354961113_2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1074\" 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